Registration to the Annual Meeting in Winnipeg is now open. Have your credit card at hand; again this year, registration fees can be paid on-line.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS / QUELQUES AUTRES ANNONCES & RAPPELS

Du rédacteur / From the Editor

I—In the next regular issue our Vice-President, Bonnie MacLachlan, will appeal to all instructors to let their students know about the Desmond Conacher Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students graduating with a B.A. in the Spring and applying for admission to one or more M.A. programmes in Classics or in a related field.

II—I would also like to remind you that a Call for Nominations was posted in the January issue of your CCB.

[2] Positions Available / Postes à combler

SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CLASSICS
NINE-MONTH APPOINTMENT AT THE RANK OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

From Myles McCallum

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics at Saint Mary’s University invites applications for a contractually limited nine-month appointment in Classics at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking candidates with a specialization in the field of Roman history and archaeology with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in university teaching who will support courses from introductory through to senior levels of the program. Applicants must hold a PhD in Classics, Classical Archaeology, Art History, or Ancient History. Alongside a full-time teaching assignment, the successful candidate will be expected to advise students, and participate actively in the intellectual life of the department. The appointment will begin September 1, 2013. For more information about the Classics program, please visit: http://www.smu.ca/academic/arts/modern/classics.html.

Saint Mary's is a public university with over 7,000 students, offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our university is committed to serving the local, regional, national and international communities, and integrating such activity as part of the learning environment for undergraduate and graduate students. Wide-ranging social science and humanities programs, interdisciplinary studies are prominent in the Faculty of Arts. Saint Mary’s is located in the historic port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a vibrant, urban community of over 350,000 people. Halifax is a major educational centre for Atlantic Canada and is home to five universities. It is conveniently located to recreational areas and to other major urban centres in Canada and the Northeastern United States.

Although candidates of all nationalities are encouraged to apply, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and all applicants should indicate clearly their status with respect to citizenship and residency. Saint Mary’s University is committed to the principles of employment equity.

Applicants should submit an application package consisting of a letter of application, an up-to-date CV, a teaching dossier showing evidence of successful teaching (including course evaluations), a sample of recent scholarly writing, graduate school transcripts, and names and contact information for three references to: